Alicia Frank, LMHC

Alicia Frank is a licensed mental health counselor with 23 years of experience practicing in Florida. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, anger, trauma and abuse, and addictions. Alicia aims to create a calm space where a person can speak honestly about what they are feeling and thinking.

She uses a mix of practical approaches to guide sessions. Alicia listens first and adapts her style to match each person's needs. She encourages small, concrete steps people can try between meetings to notice change and build new habits.

Alicia often draws on client-centered methods, which put the person's experience at the center of the work, and cognitive behavioral ideas to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses emotionally focused and mindfulness-based strategies when emotions and relationship patterns are central topics. These approaches are used to help with issues such as panic, obsessions and compulsions, phobias, and self-harm concerns.

Her practice pays attention to life transitions too, including divorce and separation and domestic violence recovery. Sessions emphasize clear goals, paced progress, and teaching coping tools that fit day-to-day life. Alicia supports people who want to build confidence, manage intense feelings, and move toward a more manageable routine.

To begin, she asks people to share what they hope to change and then works alongside them to set a realistic path. Conversations are kept straightforward and focused on what will help most right now.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Alicia uses client-centered work to make space for each person's experience, which means sessions focus on what matters most to the client and move at their pace. This approach helps when people need a listening ear and validation before trying new strategies.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and then tests small changes. CBT is often helpful for anxiety, panic, compulsions, and low mood because it offers clear skills to practice between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and is decided together. Alicia will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and will adapt methods as needed. That collaborative planning helps ensure the work fits each person's life and concerns.

The therapist's biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Choosing online care can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible to continue regular appointments during life changes so progress stays consistent.